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Mykola
Balakin
REFEREE · 119 appearances
Микола Балакін
Ukraine · UAF · UEFA

Mykola Balakin

Микола Балакін

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⚽Ukraine referee · 14 competitions · FIFA International

Career Stats

14 comps
119
total appearances
68
Referee
4
4th Official
44
VAR
3
AVAR
Domestic 72International 47

Season-by-Season Activity

'19/20
1
'20/21
4
'21/22
7
'22/23
2
'23/24
30
'24/25
31
'25/26
28
Referee4th OfficialVARAVAR
SeasonTotalRef4thVARAVAR
2025/262815—121
2024/253113—171
2023/243017112—
2022/2322———
2021/22751—1
2020/2144———
2019/201—1——
161213—

Career Milestones

Career-firsts tracked in our database.

First tracked match07/11/2019
FC Basel 1893 v Getafe CF
Europa League
First international match07/11/2019
FC Basel 1893 v Getafe CF
Europa League
First VAR appearance09/08/2024
Veres Rivne v FC Dynamo Kyiv
Ukrainian Premier League
First Champions League match26/08/2020
Qarabağ FK v FC Sheriff Tiraspol
Champions League

Match Activity

78 matches · 8 years
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Role:RefereeVARAVARNo match
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Top 0% among Ukraine officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count100%
Seasons Active100%
Competitions99%

Median in Ukraine: 10 matches · 1 season

Recent Matches

11Apr2026
Ukrainian Premier League
KarpatyvsOleksandriia
Referee
05Apr2026
Ukrainian Premier League
KryvbasvsLNZ
VAR
19Mar2026
UEFA Europa Conference League Round of 16 (Second Legs)
İstanbul Başakşehir FKvsSK RAPID
referee
08Mar2026
Ukrainian Premier League
Polissya ZhytomyrvsFC Dynamo Kyiv
Referee
01Mar2026
Ukrainian Premier League
ObolonvsRukh
VAR
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Least-Officiated Teams

Clubs in their current competition, ordered by how seldom this official has worked their matches.

Each number = matches officiated involving that club · 0× = never officiated them

  1. 1Dynamo1×
  2. 2Oleksandriia1×
  3. 3Колос Ковалівка1×
  4. 4Оболонь Київ1×
  5. 5Polissia3×
  6. 6Oleksandria19×
  7. 7Shakhtar19×
  8. 8Zorya19×
  9. 9Karpaty20×
  10. 10Kolos20×

Top Destinations

  1. 1Arena Lviv
    9×
  2. 2🌍Dynamo(UKR)
    4×
  3. 3🌍Tsentralnyy stadion(UKR)
    4×
  4. 4🌍TsMS Polissya(UKR)
    4×
  5. 5Klagenfurt
    3×
  6. 6🌍Obolon-Arena(UKR)
    3×
  7. 7Rotterdam
    3×
  8. 8🌍Ukrayina(UKR)
    3×
  9. 9Celje
    2×
  10. 10Thessaloniki
    2×
  11. 11🌍Arena Livyy Bereh(UKR)
    2×
  12. 12🌍Hirnyk(UKR)
    2×
  13. 13Dynamo im. V. Lobanovskoho
    2×
  14. 14Dnipro-Arena
    2×
  15. 15🌍Chornomorets(UKR)
    2×

Venues Visited(45)

Every stadium Mykola Balakin has officiated at, with the matches worked there.

Arena LvivLviv · Ukraine
9 matches
UkrainaLviv · Ukraine
4 matches
Tsentralnyi StadionZhytomyr · Ukraine
4 matches
DynamoKyyiv · Ukraine
4 matches
TsMS PolissyaTsMS Polissya
4 matches
AtletKyyiv · Ukraine
3 matches
RotterdamRotterdam
3 matches
KlagenfurtKlagenfurt
3 matches
ThessalonikiThessaloniki
2 matches
CeljeCelje
2 matches
Dynamo im. V. LobanovskohoDynamo im. V. Lobanovskoho
2 matches
Arena Livyy BerehArena Livyy Bereh
2 matches
Dnipro-ArenaDnipro-Arena
2 matches
ChornomoretsChornomorets
2 matches
Kryvyy Rih, SKHirnyk
1 match
IstanbulAtaturk Olimpiyat Stadi
1 match
MarseilleMarseille
1 match
HerningHerning
1 match
VilniusVilnius
1 match
TallinnTallinn
1 match
SilkeborgSilkeborg
1 match
BarcelosBarcelos
1 match
ViennaVienna
1 match
SivasSivas
1 match
BratislavaBratislava
1 match
MalmoMalmo
1 match
AlmatyAlmaty
1 match
VillarrealVillarreal
1 match
DifferdangeDifferdange
1 match
BakuBaku
1 match
BaselBasel
1 match
BodoBodo
1 match
RigaRiga
1 match
MariborMaribor
1 match
BergamoBergamo
1 match
Vorskla im. O. ButovskohoVorskla im. O. Butovskoho
1 match
AvanhardAvanhard
1 match
HirnykHirnyk
1 match
Obolon ArenaObolon Arena
1 match
CYPLarnaca
1 match
Donostia / San SebastianDonostia / San Sebastian
1 match
SevilleSeville
1 match
BragaEstadio Municipal de Braga
1 match
Frankfurt am MainFrankfurt am Main
1 match
LeverkusenLeverkusen
1 match

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Career Events

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Season Reports

2025/26 (28)2024/25 (31)2023/24 (30)2022/23 (2)2021/22 (7)2020/21 (4)2019/20 (1) (16)